South Jersey Gas will preserve land in pollution case

South Jersey Gas plans to preserve more than 300 acres in Atlantic and Salem counties as part of a groundwater contamination settlement with the state, according to the Press of Atlantic City.
Under the agreement, the utility company will pay $549,200 for land preservation and $21,100 in associated costs, according to the the state Department of Environmental Protection.

The land to be preserved consists of 149 acres the company already owns around its Folsom headquarters, as well as 70 acres in Mullica Township, 50 acres in Buena Vista Township and 39 acres in Oldmans Township, Salem County, which are owned by various entities and will be turned over to conservationists after they are purchased.